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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Ernest Ebi <drernestebi56@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drrnstebi.cbn@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:40:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Compensation payment


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: drernestebi56@yahoo.com



- From Dr. Ernest Ebi,Deputy governor Central Bank of Nigeria.(RTD),Dear partner,I believe you may not remember me, but I am not all that forgetful and the records I have with me also helps me to remember. I am very much pleased to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Oman . Presently I’m in BRAZIL for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile; i didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in getting the funds transferred despite that it failed us somehow due to the intrusion of some corrupt officials in the CBN. I'm sorry for this late information, it primarily due to unavoidable reasons as I did not find it easy in relocating, I’ve just settled in remote area here for prospective investment.Now contact privately, my personal Assistant ,his name is Mr.Bob Marvis, email address;bob.marvis@rocketmail.com,phone number 234-702-805-4945,ask him to send you the draft worth total sum of $650,000 written in yourfavor,which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter,I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with him on the advice on how to recieve the international bank draft.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which I am prospecting in Mato Grosso here in Brazil.Finally you should inform me if my secretary is proving heady to release the ATM to you try to get back to me immediately.With Best regards,Dr.Ernest Ebi,Deputy governor Central Bank of Nigeria .(RTD)


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